Clothes-hanger



J. H. SCHEU.

CLOTHES HANGER.

APPLICATIDN FILED MAYZT, 1920. lp3?9,?@ Patented May 31, X921.

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1. H. SCHEU.

CLOTHES HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1920. 119379,7 meme. May 31,1921.

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CLOTHES-HANGER.

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Application filed May 27, 1920.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that l, JOHN H. Sonno, a citizen of the United States, andresident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful linprovements in Clothes- Hangers,of which the following is a specilication. Y

Y This invention relates to clothes hangers,

the objects thereof being to provide a device of this character whichembodiesk a foldable and extensible structure adaptable for Vxedattachment outside of a window frame; which is readily operable from theinside of the window; which may be folded to occupy a minimum of lateralspace and extended to carry a plurality of clothes lines whereby a veryconsiderable number of pieces may be hung out to dry within acomparatively small space.

The above named and other objects are attained by employing a foldableand extensible framework, means for hanging said framework, means forfolding and extending said framework, and pulley-line means for carryingand suspending articles to be dried and'aired, all as hereinafter fullydescribed and specifically set forth in the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view illustrating an example of my improved clotheshanger showing the same extended for use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is aperspective view showing the device folded.

In the drawings 1, 1 indicates brackets which are fixed one to each sideupright of the window frame, on the outside of the window, and they arerespectively provided with an outwardly extended horizontal arm 2; thesebrackets support a fixed rail 3 which is strengthened by means of a rib4L.

Engaging the rail 3 are two horizontal slides 5, respectively having anupright part 6; threaded through these upright parts is a screw shaft 7having a right-hand thread 8 and a left-hand thread 9, the right handthread engaging one slide and the left hand thread the other, wherebyrotary movement of the shaft moves said slides in opposite directions,the ends of said shaft being journaled through studs 10 which are fixedto the brackets 1.

To the outer horizontal parts of the slides Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented May 31, 1921. Serial No. 384,637.

l pivot the inner ends of crossed rods 11, roiining part of a foldingand extensible lazy-tongs construction 12, having its outwai'dlyextended members 13 in pivotal engagement with slides 141 of a rail 175,said rail having` a rib 16 extended longitudinally thereacross. Thisrail 15 is supported, when the lazy-tongs construction is extended, bymeans of guy ropes or chains 17 which engage thetwo ends of the rib 1Gand extend to fastening means as screw eyes 1S, fixed to the upperuprights of the window frame, or to the wall of the building.

is a means for operating the slides 5 and 111, of the lazy tongs wherebysaid tongs may be alternately folded and extended, I fix to the shaft 7,a bevel gear wheel 19, which meshes with a similar bevel gear wheel 20.mounted on a lateral shaft 21, said shaft bei ing Journaled throughastandard 28 which is fixed to the window sill, and provided withafoldable extension 22, having a crank 24C which extends within thewindow when the crank is in use and is adapted to be folded at rightangles to the shaft 21 and out of the path of the window sashes when notin use.

lixed to the rib l of the rail 3, is a plurality of pulleys 25; asimilar number of pulleys 26 being secured to the rib 16 of the rail 15.rfhese pulleys support endless clothes lines 27, which are stretchedtaut when the device is extended, and they hang loosely when the deviceis folded.

ln the operation and use of the invention, when the structure is notbeing employed it is folded as shown by Fig. 3 of the drawings. rllhenwhen it is desired to hang washed articles out to dry the operatorstraightens out the crank shaft and revolves the beveled wheel 20,whereby through the medium of the bevel gear wheel 19, the shaft 7 isrotated until the slides are moved into position shown by Fig. 1 of thedrawings, with the lazy tongs extended and the rail 15 carried outwardlyto the utmost extent, the outward movement however, being limited by thelength of the guy ropes or chains 17 and the clothes lines 27. Washedarticles may then be readily attached to the lines 27, and owing to thenumber of said lines employed a considerable quantity of wash may behung within a limited space.

l do not wish to confine myself to the specific form and arrangement ofthe mechanical parts as herein shown and de scribed, as I believe that Iam entitled to the use of slight variations without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A clothes hanger comprising a fixed rail, a rail adapted to beprojected away from said fixed rail, andmeans supporting said fixedrail, and a foldable and extensible framework having slides on itsrespective inner and' outer end members, the slides of the inner endengaging said fixed rail, and the slides of the outer end engaging saidmovable rail, and means for operating said slides whereby the frameworkmay be foldj ed and extended.

2. A clothes hanger comprising a Afixed rail, a rail adapted to beprojected away from said fixed rail, and a foldable and extensibleframework having slides on its respective inner and outer end members,the slides of the inner end engaging said fixed rail, and the slides 0fthe outer end engaging said movable rail, and a right and left handscrew-shaft engaging the slides of the fixed rail, and means for turningsaid shaft whereby said slides may be given reciprocating movement forfolding and extending the framework. v

3. A Clothes hanger comprising a fixed rail, a rail adapted to beprojected away from' said fixed rail, and means supporting said fixedrail, a lazy-tongs framework having slides on its respective endmembers, two of said slides engaging said xed rail and the other twoengaging said movable rail, and a right and left hand screw-shaftengaging the slides of the fixed rail, and a gear wheel and crank meansfor turning said shaft whereby said slides may be given reciprocatingmovement for folding and extending the lazy-tongs framework7 and pulleyline means on said rails for suspending articles.

Signed of New York and State of New York,thia 17 day of'May, A. D. 1920.

I JOHN H. sensu.

atNew York city, in the county Y

